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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it the night Ennis does not return to the sheep on Brokeback Mountain?

2. How did Ennis's parents die?

3. What life is Jack said to be obsessed with after the and Ennis meet at Brokeback Mountain?

4. How long after his time at Brokeback Mountain does Ennis receive a letter from Jack?

5. Why did Ennis apply for a hardship license?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ennis do to save himself a trip when he offers to sleep with the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?

2. What does Ennis tell Jack about his first morning after setting up camp near the sheep?

3. What are the only things Jack and Ennis say to each other regarding their relationship while on Brokeback Mountain?

4. How does Ennis get ready to leave his trailer at the start of "Brokeback Mountain"?

5. What are Jack's days like when he has to set up camp with the sheep every night?

6. How does Ennis feel when riding back to his camp after an evening of whiskey and stories with Jack?

7. Why does Ennis offer to take Jack's place and sleep with the sheep at Brokeback Mountain?

8. What positions are Jack and Ennis hired for at Brokeback Mountain?

9. Why does Ennis's camp move further away from the main camp as time goes on at Brokeback Mountain?

10. Why does Ennis decide to stay at the main camp on the first night that he does not return to the sheep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Proulx's decision to tell the story using third person omniscient point-of-view. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining Brokeback Mountain as a symbol in "Brokeback Mountain." What scenes take place directly in Brokeback Mountain? What is the context? What other moments in the story is Brokeback Mountain referenced? How does this place develop the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Brokeback Mountain." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.

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